Luke Delaney to Pilot SpaceX Crew-13 ISS Mission on Sept. 12
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Updated · WJXT News4JAX · Aug 3
Luke Delaney to Pilot SpaceX Crew-13 ISS Mission on Sept. 12
3 articles · Updated · WJXT News4JAX · Aug 3
Summary
Sept. 12 is the target launch date for Luke Delaney’s first spaceflight, with the NASA astronaut set to pilot SpaceX Crew-13 to the International Space Station.
NASA picked Delaney for its 2021 astronaut candidate class after a career as a retired Marine and naval aviator; he has logged 550-plus combat hours and 3,900 total flight hours across 48 aircraft types.
Aboard the ISS, Delaney is expected to join Expedition 75, take part in spacewalks and support research on blood flow, vision changes from fluid shifts in microgravity and stem cell development.
Crew-13 is a four-astronaut, roughly six-month mission launching from Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, with Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryck also on the crew.